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Physical activity in young children with cerebral palsy compared to typically developing peers

Higher levels of physical activity have benefits for people of all ages, especially children, yet little is known about physical activity in young children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The aim of this study was to measure physical activity in young, nonambulatory children with CP co...

From plan to plate: Assessing food systems and equity considerations in historical and contemporary comprehensive plans from four U.S. cities

Urban planning is a structural driver of health, shaping environments that influence everyday activities and resources that can enable or inhibit health, including food systems. Yet, the extent to which comprehensive plans support equity and how this has evolved remains underexpl...

High-temperature mechanical properties of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete after salt spray erosion

To investigate the durability performance of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC) subjected to the coupled effects of salt spray erosion and fire-induced high temperatures, this study systematically conducted combined exposure tests with salt spray durations (0, 30, 90, and 18...

An experimental investigation of flow boiling heat transfer characteristics and the triggering mechanisms of CHF in a natural circulation loop under moderate to low driving forces

Flow boiling heat transfer, flow instability, and critical heat flux (CHF) were investigated experimentally in a vertical R134a natural circulation loop with an integrated reservoir. Tests on flow heat transfer characteristics and flow visualization were conducted at filling rati...

Solar-driven photocatalytic air purification for road infrastructure: Pollutant dynamics, material integration, and sustainable engineering

Road infrastructure provides a scalable platform for integrating photocatalytic technologies to mitigate urban air pollution. However, practical deployment remains uncertain because pollutants in road environments show substantial diversity and dynamic variation in their emission...

Diagnosis of Electrochemical Degradation in a Large-Format NCM Pouch Cell under Over-Discharge Using EIS and Acoustic Emission

Over-discharge of large-format lithium-ion cells can cause electrochemical and mechanical degradation, leading to safety concerns. This study investigated a 67 Ah NCM pouch cell using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), acoustic emission (AE), and X-ray computed tomogra...

A District-Level Forecast of the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives Midterm Elections

We develop a district-level forecast for the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives midterm elections.The model includes four district-level variables (past district vote, whether the race is competitive or unopposed, expert assessments of the likely winner, and the ratio of campaign...

Determinants of early antenatal care booking in Kisumu, Kenya: A hospital-based cross-sectional study applying the Andersen-Newman health service utilization model

Starting antenatal care early is important for healthy pregnancies. In 2016, the World Health Organization updated its antenatal care guidelines, recommending that pregnant women begin antenatal care by 12 weeks of gestation. Kenya adopted this model in 2022, yet only 29% of wome...

Emergence and development of observation practices in AI-assisted plant adaptation learning

Observation is a fundamental scientific practice in science learning, particularly for understanding gradual biological phenomena such as plant adaptation. Despite the increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, limited research has examined how AI-suppor...

Analyzing perceptions of urban agriculture's contributions to sustainable city development

Implementing urban agriculture could reduce several urban inconveniences, such as biodiversity loss, food insecurity, health issues, and local economic decline, thereby supporting the sustainability of modern cities. The research investigates inhabitants' awareness of urban agric...

Thermal–hydraulic design and multi-objective optimisation of a cicada-wing-vein-inspired liquid cooling plate for lithium-ion battery thermal management

To improve the thermal safety and temperature uniformity of lithium-ion batteries under high-rate discharge, a cicada-wing-vein-inspired liquid cooling plate with hierarchical branching and lateral interconnections was developed. Three channel configurations, including rectangula...

Fuel blending impact on decarbonizing cold energy for district cooling and data centers

Fuel blends are seen as a transitional strategy for decarbonising combustion-based energy conversion processes while retaining dispatchable service for electricity-critical cooling loads. This paper presents a 0-dimensional model for fuel-mixing integrated into a mixed-integer li...

Deep residual physics-informed neural network for underwater electric potential reconstruction

Underwater electrostatic field reconstruction is a key technology for underwater target detection, equipment electric-field diagnostics, and marine engineering measurements. Conventional numerical methods require complete boundary conditions, whereas purely data-driven neural net...

Experimental and numerical investigation into the stripping mechanism of Grade-A marine steel during high-pressure water jet impingement

This study investigated the removal behavior and stripping mechanisms of corrosion products during high-pressure water jet rust removal, using a two-component epoxy coating as a rust-layer substitute. Numerical simulations and impingement experiments under different jet pressures...

Kvadrilja

Kvadrilja je društveni ples koji povezuje pokret, glazbu, prostornu organizaciju i međusobnu suradnju plesača. Razvila se na prijelazu iz 18. u 19. stoljeće, a karakteristična je po tome što ju izvode četiri para raspoređena u obliku kvadrata. Rad prikazuje povijesni razvoj, ples...

A Methodology for Constructing Hourly Electricity Demand Database by Municipality and Sector Using Publicly Available Statistics in Korea

This study develops a 2024 PPA-adjusted grid-facing electricity-demand database for Korea using public data: Korea Power Exchange demand, KEPCO district sales, and industrial load profiles. It covers 229 districts, 38 use-sectors, and 8,784 hours. Industry-code mapping, regionall...

Heat treatment technique and fuelwood density shape silcrete flake-edge geometry

Silcrete heat treatment was a transformative technological innovation in the Middle Stone Age, enabling toolmakers to improve the flaking properties of this raw material. Recent research has highlighted that silcrete heat treatment is not a uniform process, different silcrete sou...

Enhanced Model-Based Dead Reckoning via Disturbance Estimation

In global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-denied environments, auxiliary navigation sensors are commonly employed for position estimation. However, in multirotors with limited payload, cost, and computational resources, the use of additional sensors may be constrained. As an a...

Vocalizations shape roost defence outcomes in a solitary bat

Individuals commonly compete with others that share their ecological niche, both within and among species. To avoid physical confrontations, individuals can use various types of signals to demonstrate their dominance, including vocalizations. Kerivoula hardwickii is a solitary ba...

Innovation adoption across regions: psychological openness and the early diffusion of digital platforms

Early regional adoption is crucial for platform-enabled innovations because their viability depends on enough people within a region adopting them to generate network effects. Existing research on regional innovation diffusion explains early adoption largely through demographic,...